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Bunnie Xo is opening up about how husband Jelly Roll's dramatic weight loss has impacted their relationship and she isn't holding back.
During her February 17 appearance on The Howard Stern Show, the podcaster and author revealed that the Grammy-winning country star's body transformation has brought new confidence and changes in the bedroom. "It is very true that when a man loses weight, it grows a lot," she said, laughing that Jelly Roll would "kill" her for sharing the detail. She added that his penis has gotten "severely bigger" since shedding more than 275 pounds over the past five years.
Bunnie, whose real name is Alisa DeFord, explained that she wants her husband to embrace his new physique. "I want him to get hot. He deserves to have a hot streak. I'm ready for him to just feel his best," she told Stern. She noted that while Jelly Roll was
happy before, his outlook has shifted. "He's getting his confidence back and he's peacocking around. He's got a little strut in his step, and I think it's just the cutest thing."
The couple, married since 2015, have been candid about the challenges they faced when Jelly Roll weighed over 500 pounds. In past interviews, the singer admitted his testosterone levels were dangerously low and described intimacy as physically difficult.
Since losing weight, Jelly Roll, born Jason DeFord, has described his life as "dramatically different." In a January Men's Health cover story, he said, "I'm loving my body. This is a whole new thing for me, y'all. I've been imprisoned to a fat suit for 30-something years." He added that he now feels like "a teenage kid again," chasing Bunnie around the house with renewed energy.
Bunnie elaborated further in interviews following her Stern appearance, saying Jelly Roll embraced her candid comments. "He loved all of it. My husband loves my originality," she told TMZ. She also revealed that she had already shared the NSFW observation with him privately.
Jelly Roll has credited his transformation to cardio exercise, dietary changes, therapy, and addressing food addiction. He has said running became his "real healer," committing to daily jogs even at a slow pace. While he has lost more than half his body weight, he insists he doesn't have a target number.
For Bunnie, the most important change has been seeing her husband regain confidence. "Any time he's happy, I'm happy," she said.
